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    One more Grinch-like view - the death of wearables

    I promise (I think) this will be the last before Christmas. An entertaining and enlightening view from Wired magazine. Their point is not that technology will fail to find ever-expanding roles in our lives, but rather that the hype-machine on wearables as currently understood is running out of...
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    Not everyone buying that driverless cars are almost here

    In the spirit of Christmas, a Grinch-like review of the many as-yet unhandled challenges in true driverless cars. In support of my fellow contrarians, I thought I'd post it here. Note he does agree that driver assistance is real and a potential boon, just not the extrapolation that therefore we...
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    Unauthorized code found in Juniper firewalls

    Juniper Networks announced on Thursday that they had found unexpected code embedded in the OS of some of their firewalls. The code can take complete control of the firewalls and decrypt encrypted traffic on VPNs. At least one of these backdoors appears to be the work of a nation-state attacker...
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    2016 - a year of reckoning for unicorns?

    It seems like half the tech business articles this year have been consumed with unicorns, the billion dollar (valuation) startup businesses like AirBnB, Uber, Pinterest and so on. Point about these being that (a) they attract crazy levels of funding given their theoretical value and (b) there is...
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    How does Amazon run at low/zero profit yet still dominate esales, web services, etc?

    There has been a lot of debate back and forth recently on how we shouldn't buy the Amazon magic beans, the company is a dog masquerading as a runaway success, and so on. Much of this centers around Amazon having zero or close to zero profitability, hence the stock isn't a good buy.You may have...
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    Dialog slow down signals ripple effect from Apple 6s weak sales?

    Analyst expecting Skyworks and Avago to be next Dialog Semiconductor warning touches Apple, suppliers - Dialog Semiconductor Plc (OTCMKTS:DLGNF) | Seeking Alpha
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    Apple working on its own GPU?

    I suppose it was only a matter of time.. Why An Apple Mobile GPU Is A Sensible Route - Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) | Seeking Alpha
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    Fun (?) video on what happens when a Li-ion battery punctures

    OK - so you're not planning on driving a nail into your iPhone/Galaxy/.. But still interesting to see how these things respond to punctures, since Li-ion batteries are widely used and pricing pressures are causing some manufacturers to cut corners. The link starts with cheap knockoff hoverboards...
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    Foxconn data confirms slowing growth in iPhone sales

    Also indications that iPhone 6s/6splus not growing as rapidly as 6/6plus did last year Apple: Foxconn Data Points To Moderating iPhone Sales Growth - Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) | Seeking Alpha
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    Facebook open-sources AI Hardware

    Likely in response to Google recently open-sourcing its AI software, to drive more development and to attract more AI engineers. The hardware is a box with PCBs loaded with GPUs. As far as I know there are no custom chips in the design. There's lots of interesting material here for speculation...
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    What's driving worldwide Internet traffic

    The old pat answer is porn. And quite possibly as far as content is concerned in the developing world, that may still be a big factor. But on applications, it looks like Facebook through its main platform or through acquired companies (particularly WhatsApp, but also Instagram) may now own as...
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    Apple suspends plans to enter on-line TV

    This is not about a box/dongle. This is Apple getting into the content, or at least content management business. Apparently media exec don't like the price Apple is offering, though they still expect eventually to come to agreement. Bloomberg: Apple suspends TV service plans as big media...
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    Google getting serious about mainstream tech

    In the realm of technologies for the here and now (as opposed to, say, driverless cars), Google seems to be getting serious about being a broadband player. They have launched in Kansas City, Austin, and Provo, and promised in Atlanta, Nashville, Raleigh-Durham, Charlotte, San Antonio, and Salt...
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    Cracks in the ARMor?

    Recent 18% CAGR is expected to slow to 8-12% ARM slumps as Northland downgrades, forecasts slower revenue growth - ARM Holdings, plc (NASDAQ:ARMH) | Seeking Alpha
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    WW smartphone growth drops to single digits - paradoxically good news for Apple?

    We all knew that smartphone growth was slowing. A recent IDC report confirms this - even in China. That puts growth opportunities in upgrades to premium devices and that may favor Apple over others Smartphone Growth Is Slowing. That's Great News for Apple | WIRED
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    Samsung agrees to pay Apple $548M

    Samsung paying Apple $548M in damages, hopes to recover the money - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:SSNLF) | Seeking Alpha
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